Disability Fact Sheet - Other Health Impairment
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Impairment
A publication of NICHCY
Disability Fact Sheet #15
March 2012
Introduction
Introduction
Introduction
in limited alertness with
What’s immediately clear
Introduction
Introduction
respect to the educational
from this definition is that there
“Other Health Impairment”
environment, that—
are quite a few disabilities and
is one of the 14 categories of
disorders that fall under the
(i) Is due to chronic or
disability listed in our nation’s
umbrella of “other health
acute health problems such
special education law, the
impairment.” And those dis-
as asthma, attention deficit
Individuals with Disabilities
abilities are very different from
disorder or attention deficit
Education Act (IDEA). Under
one another. This makes it
hyperactivity disorder,
IDEA, a child who has an
difficult for us to summarize
diabetes, epilepsy, a heart
“other health impairment” is
“other health impairment” and
condition, hemophilia, lead
likely to be eligible for special
connect you with more infor-
poisoning, leukemia,
services to help the child
mation and guidance on the
nephritis, rheumatic fever,
address his or her educational,
subject.
sickle cell anemia, and
developmental, and functional
Tourette syndrome; and
And that is why we will
needs resulting from the dis-
break this discussion down into
ability.
(ii) Adversely affects a
brief looks at each of the dis-
child’s educational perfor-
IDEA
IDEA
IDEA
IDEA
IDEA’s Definition
’s Definition
’s Definition
’s Definition
’s Definition
abilities listed.
mance. [§300.8(c)(9)]
of OHI
of OHI
of OHI
of OHI
of OHI
We’d also like to point out
that IDEA’s definition uses the
Before we talk about how to
phrase “such as…” That’s signifi-
access those special services,
cant. It means that the disabili-
let’s look at how IDEA defines
ties listed are not the only ones
“other health impairment.” This
that may be considered when a
definition, in combination with
is the
child’s eligibility for special
a state’s policies, is a very
services under IDEA is decided.
National Dissemination Center
important factor in whether or
A child with another health
for Children with Disabilities.
not a child is found eligible for
impairment (one not listed in
services. IDEA states that:
IDEA’s definition) may be
NICHCY
found eligible for special
Other health impairment
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means having limited
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Impairment” is that the child
ened alertness to environ-
must have:
mental stimuli, that results
Disability Fact Sheet #15 (FS15)
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